’S Wonderful: The Gershwin Songbook

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Annotation

A decent Verve sampler built around the Gershwin thematic.
Of interest mostly for vocal jazz newcomers, or Gershwin amateurs - Verve specialists and jazz collectors probably own already the individual releases from which these takes are sourced.

Annotation last modified on 2007-11-19 18:46 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1They Can’t Take That Away From Me
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist) (on 1957-01-09)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (on 1957-01-09)
electric guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1957-01-09)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1957-01-09)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1957-01-09)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1957-01-09)
vocals:
Billie Holiday (on 1957-01-09)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-01-09)
recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”) (on 1957-01-09)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
Billie Holiday34:13
2Summertime
bass:
John Friga
guitar:
Peter Rundquist (composer / sound designer / guitarist / engineer / producer)
piano:
Dick Marx
vocals:
Helen Merrill
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Helen Merrill3:28
3Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-08-23)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-08-23)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1957-08-23)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-08-23)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-08-23)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-08-23)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-08-23) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1957-08-23)
cover recording of:
Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off (from “Shall We Dance”) (on 1957-08-23)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong44:15
4Embraceable You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1954-12-18)
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (US jazz bassist) (on 1954-12-18) and Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) (on 1957-08-08)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1954-12-18, on 1957-08-08)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1957-08-08)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1954-12-18, on 1957-08-08)
conductor:
Ernie Wilkins (on 1954-12-18)
arranger:
Ernie Wilkins
recorded at:
Mister Kelly’s in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1957-08-08)
cover recording of:
Embraceable You (on 1954-12-18)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music, New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
live cover recording of:
Embraceable You (on 1957-08-08)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music, New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Sarah Vaughan4:50
5But Not for Me
vocals:
Dinah Washington (in 1956)
orchestra:
Quincy Jones and His Orchestra
recording of:
But Not for Me
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), New World Music Co. (in 1930) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Dinah Washington2:27
6They All Laughed
recording engineer:
Alan Emig
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Herb Geller (on 1956-06-12) and Bud Shank (on 1956-06-12)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1956-06-12)
bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1956-06-12)
cello:
Edgar Lustgarden (on 1956-06-12)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1956-06-12)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1956-06-12)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1956-06-12)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-06-12) and Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1956-06-12)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (on 1956-06-12), Francis Howard (trombone) (on 1956-06-12), George Roberts (american bass trombone) (on 1956-06-12), Frank Rosolino (on 1956-06-12) and Lloyd Ulyate (on 1956-06-12)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1956-06-12), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1956-06-12), Maynard Ferguson (on 1956-06-12) and Conrad Gozzo (on 1956-06-12)
viola:
Virginia Majewski (violist) (on 1956-06-12)
violin:
Lew Raderman (on 1956-06-12)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (in 1956, on 1956-06-12)
orchestra:
Buddy Bregman Orchestra (in 1956) and Buddy Bregman & Orchestra (on 1956-06-12)
conductor:
Buddy Bregman (on 1956-06-12)
arranger:
Buddy Bregman
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-06-12)
cover recording of:
They All Laughed (from “Shall We Dance”) (on 1956-06-12)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
Bing Crosby2:43
7The Man I Love
recorded in:
New York, United States (in 1988)
assistant engineer:
Jackie Brown (engineer, seems to have worked at the older Clinton Recording Studios)
engineer:
Joe Ferla
producer:
Betty Carter
bass:
Michael Bowie (in 1988)
drums (drum set):
Winard Harper (in 1988)
piano:
Benny Green (jazz pianist) (in 1988)
vocals:
Betty Carter (in 1988)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram)
recording of:
The Man I Love (in 1988)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
Betty Carter7:42
8Oh, Lady Be Good
bass:
Paul West (bass)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard
trumpet:
Dizzy Gillespie
violin:
Stuff Smith (jazz violinist)
vocals:
The Gordons (vocal jazz quartet)
recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good!
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
Dizzy Gillespie & The Gordons4:14
9There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong
vocals:
Louis Armstrong
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II. “There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene II
Louis Armstrong4:54
10How Long Has This Been Going On?
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
How Long Has This Been Going On? (Funny Face, 1957 film)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
New World Music Co. (in 1927)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
part of:
Rosalie
Ella Fitzgerald5:53
11’S Wonderful
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Bill Graham (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-05-01)
bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1956-05-01)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1956-05-01)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1956-05-01)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1956-05-01)
reeds:
Charlie Fowlkes (on 1956-05-01), Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1956-05-01) and Marshall Royal (on 1956-05-01)
trombone:
Henry Coker (on 1956-05-01), Bill Hughes (trombone) (on 1956-05-01) and Benny Powell (on 1956-05-01)
trumpet:
Wendell Culley (on 1956-05-01), Reunald Jones (on 1956-05-01), Thad Jones (on 1956-05-01) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-05-01)
woodwind:
Frank Wess (on 1956-05-01)
vocals:
Joe Williams (US jazz vocalist) (on 1956-05-01)
orchestra:
Count Basie and His Orchestra (on 1956-05-01)
conductor:
Buddy Bregman (on 1956-05-01)
arranger:
Buddy Bregman
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-05-01)
recording of:
’S Wonderful (on 1956-05-01)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Funny Face (1927 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
Joe Williams2:40
12I Love You, Porgy
bass, bass guitar and percussion:
Lisle Atkinson
double bass:
Lisle Atkinson (on 1964-03-21)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Hamilton (percussionist, keyboards, vocals) (on 1964-03-21)
flute:
Rudy Stevenson
guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1964-03-21)
harmonica:
Al Schackman
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist) (on 1964-03-21)
vocals:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
arranger:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1964-03-21)
live cover recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances) (on 1964-03-21)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy”
cover recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy”
Nina Simone52:34
13I’ve Got a Crush on You
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Jim Davis (jazz producer)
bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
vocals:
Bill Henderson (US jazz vocalist & actor)
recording of:
I’ve Got a Crush on You (in 1963-02)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
New World Music Corp. (ended), Warner Bros. Music Corp. (ended), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Treasure Girl (1928 musical)
Bill Henderson4:04
14Fascinating Rhythm
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1952-12)
producer:
Norman Granz
bass and bass guitar:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller
guitar:
Barney Kessel
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer)
trumpet:
Charlie Shavers
vocals:
Fred Astaire (in 1952-12)
recording of:
Fascinatin’ Rhythm (in 1952-12)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (renewed) (1929–2019) and Harms, Inc. (in 1924)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
Fred Astaire2:45
15Someone to Watch Over Me
bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Ed Thigpen
piano:
Blossom Dearie
vocals:
Blossom Dearie
recording of:
Someone to Watch Over Me (Oh, Kay!)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1926)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1926)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Harms, Inc. (in 1926) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Oh, Kay! (1926 musical)
Blossom Dearie6:02
16Our Love Is Here to Stay
drums (drum set):
Steve Williams (US jazz drummer)
electric bass guitar:
Charles Ables
piano:
Shirley Horn
vocals:
Shirley Horn
recording of:
Love Is Here to Stay
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
Shirley Horn3:34

Credits

Release group

part of:The Complete Gershwin Songbooks (number: 1) (order: 1)
The Verve Songbook Series (number: 1992) (order: 4)